pypi package report

Is html5lib safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, worst severity MODERATE.

// reach

5 direct dependencies

1 carry known advisories, worst HIGH

48 packages depend on it

an advisory here reaches each of them

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// ai model usage

No published models are known to use this package.


cvss
6.1
medium

CVSS v3.0 base score out of 10

epss
2.2%
medium

chance of exploitation in 30 days, 82nd percentile of all CVEs

xyz score
not scored

CyberXYZ composite out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-8f6m-gfq9-g33v, the advisory selected below

// 2 advisories

GHSA-8f6m-gfq9-g33v

MODERATEGitHub ratingCVE-2016-9910

The serializer in html5lib before 0.99999999 might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging mishandling of special characters in attribute values, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-9909.

// cvss v3.0 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Checked 2026-11-06 at 22:38 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2022-05-17. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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